Electric motor



Aug. 30, 1938. M. suRJANlNoFF ELECTRIC MOTOR Filed June 29. 1937 INVENTo-R.

Patented Aug.. 30, 1938 narran sinrssy @Parent oFFIcl:

Austii Application .lune 29, 1937, Serial No. 356,996 I n Austria @ctober 14, 1936 1G Claims.

My invention relates to electric motors of the type wherein the chamber enclosing the stator with its winding is separated, from the chamber enclosing the rotor, by a bush or sleeve which hereinafterwill be called the gap-sleeve, and wherein the stator with its winding is surrounded by and hermetically sealed within a gas-tight or liquid-tight enclosure, whereas the rotor which is an induction rotor, preferably of the squirrelcage type, and which is rotatably mounted within a hollow space or bore formed by the wall of the stator chamber, is submerged in a liquid or surrounded by a gas, which is not identical with that contained within the stator chamber.

Serious dilculties have been encountered with gap-sleeves because their thickness must be very small. If made or" insulating material their strength will be insufficient to meet the requirements. lf however the gap-sleeve is .made of metal the motor will suffer from additional eddycurrent losses which mean poor emciency and eicacious water cooling will 'be needed.

In order to reduce losses it has been proposed to construct the gap-sleeve by piling up sheet.

ceedingly careful work is required in manufacturing motors of this type in which the iron sheets are permanently forced together under strong pressure and in which even a very small quantity of dirt upon the jointingsurfaces is capable 'of seriously impairing the tightness of the enclosure y surrounding the stator with its winding.

An object of my invention is to provide a motor of the above mentioned typev with a gap-sleeve having sufficient strength,. and which is impermeable and which causes small eddy-current losses.

According to my invention the gap-sleeve consists of a mixture of finely clvidedmagnetic o material with an insulating binder, and this mixture is fashioned by moulding or by pressing after having been subjected to appropriate chemical or mechanical treatment, or both, so as to form a compact and solid body. Ihe magnetic field in the gap between the` stator and the rotor which penetrates this sleeve, then will rotate Without causing substantial eddy-current losses.

Another object of my invention is to further improve the electromagnetic properties of Va motor of the above mentioned type and to` obtain a similar performance -as would be the case if the teeth of the'stator were elongated to extend across the gap-sleeve.

According to my invention vthe magnetic ma- 5 terial, such as iron powder or the like is subiron rings spaced apart by insulating sheets. Ex- I (Ci. AT1-252) stantially arranged only in the par ts of the gapsleeve which are situated opposite' the teeth of the iron core of the stator. Accordingly, the permeability ofl the gap-sleeve is variable throughout its circumference.

Although the slots are closed by the gap-sleeve, a motor built on these lines will worlrv in every respect like a motor with semi-open slots.

A further object of my invention is to reduceA the coilhead leakage-flux of motors having'an iron containing gap-sleeve. No or practically no magnetic material is arranged inthe gap-sleeve where it extends outside of the stator bore. Ac-

cording to my invention thefpercentage of magnetic material and therefore the permeability of the gap-sleeve is variable over itsv length.

The gap-sleeve may be sufliciently enlarged at the front ends of the stator so as to easily obtain a good seal, Whereas heretofore serious dilculties of this character have been encountered with present types of motors tted With gap-sleeves. This enlarged gap-sleeve specially lends itself to motors which are subjected to the inuence of iron corroding gases and liquids, the iron corel and its teeth at the surfaceof the bore being protected by the gap-sleeve.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts., hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingI drawings and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

Referring to thesheet of drawings:

Fig'- 1 is a vertical sectional elevation on the -line A-B of Fig. 5 Aof a motor equipped with my improved gap-sleeve;

Figs. 2, 3 and 4 are vertical sectional elevations of different motors showing modications of the gap-sleeve and corresponding motor arrangements; and i Fig. 5 is a horizontal Fig. 4. i Referring tothe drawing wherein like characters of reference indicate like parts, the motor shown in Fig. 1, which is the preferred modisection on the line C-D or catlon for motors of small size, consists of a the like and a suitable binder as cement. bakelite, artificial resin or the like. In accordance with the nature of the mixture, the `material is condensed by pressure or by chemical or thermal influence according to processes and methods .adapted to the respective mixture, so as to form acompact and solid body, and the material is hardened `as may be required in the special case. The gap-sleeve 3 is preferably made integral with the bearing bracket 5 which is tightly fitted to the casing 4 or to the stator packet I. The opposite bearing bracket 6 is preferably separately made and tightly Joined to the gap-sleeve and to the casing in order to avoid difilculties in winding Athe stator. Into one of the bearing brackets' 5, 6 or front covers of the motor, the connecting taining few iron particles.

cable I5 is tightly inserted. 'I'he fx'ontal part is sufficiently yielding to allow for expansion by heat. The front chambers I8 may be filled `by way of the opening I9 with an insulating compound which will be referred to hereinafter.

Fig. 2 shows a modification adapted for motors of largerv size. 'I'he stator I and the rotor 2 are separated bythe interposed gap-sleeve 3 which is mounted in a liquid-tight connection with the casing I of the motor. The end portions 8 and II of the gap-sleeve, are in the form of integrally formed flanges which are suillciently yielding to,

allow for expansion caused by heat. In the form illustrated in Fig. 2, the binder component of the mixture of the gap-sleeveI is composed of a substance similar to rubber and may. be manufactured with lthe ange II in connection with the stator or. as shown in Fig. 3 with a flange 9 separated from the latter. In the modification shown in Fig. 3, expansion is allowed for by a resilient packing III made of rubber or the` like. 'Ihe whole gap-sleeve is hardened departing from a semi-manufactured yielding state in its positionon the-stator after the latter has been wound. a sort of hard rubberbeing the result.

Fig.- 4 illustrates a modification adapted for motors with considerable longitudinal extension, and in which the gap-sleeve is mounted in watertight connection with the remaining parts of the enclosure.

The mechanical strength of the gap-sleeve may be increased by admixing fibrous substances and enlarging the sleeve at the front or end parts. As the gap-sleeve issufilciently strong in itself, it may be connected directly with a -bearing bracketas shown at the upper end of Fig. 4,

or with an end-cover plate I4 in a liquid-tight manner and mounted on the stator later as shown at thelower end of Fig. 4. The other end then is tightly connected with the remaining parts of the enclosure. The bearing bracket I and the end cover I4 are sufiiciently yieldable to compensate for heat expansion.

Motors provided with gap-sleeves are subjected to considerable slot-leakage. To avoid this, they gap-sleeve is made with varying iron percentage, as show Figs..1, 4 `and 5 (on the righthand side in these figures) .in such a manner, that the magnetic resistance of the leakage paths is increased by providing parts or strips I8 con- A gap-sleeve having spaced intervals, in which there is finely divided magnetic material and certain portions of this sleeve where magnetic permeability is needed, for instance such as longitudinalstrips opposite the teeth of the stator by pressing out o r punching or perforating. in any suitable manner, and by filling the openings or slots by impressing a mixture of magnetic material with a binder, preferably with a high percentage of magnetic material Sand with a small quantity of the binder, so that the openings ywill be closed and the original shape of the sleeve I again obtained. In a modincation of this method of manufacturing, the sleeve is pressed from iron free material originally with longitudinal openings or slots or otherwise shaped as it may be required by the actual purpose, and the openings I afterwards are closed by impressing magnetic material with a binder. It should be understood that for pressing out or punching the openings and for impressing the substituting lling substance suitable cores, moulds, punching and i pressing tools should be employed.

'Ihe gap-sleeve may be made with ribs projecting into the openings of the slots, whereby the mechanical strength is increased and coil winding is made easier. The admixture of iron is shown i in Figs. 4 and 5 by different clotting. As the parts I6 of the gap-sleeve 3 situated opposite the openings oi.' the slots are free of iron or at least containing much less of it over their whole length than parts I'i, the magnetic field is trans- I mitted more readily to the rotor and magnetic leakage thereby is reduced. The described motor,

4 having in fact closed slots, shows all the distinctive features of the motors with open slots. It is therefore possible to design the gap-sleeve l considerably thicker than'it has been made, up to now in known -types of motors. I'his fact moreoverpermits of tting the gap-sleeve with a thread 20 or the like and in consequence follows a simplified tightening. 4

As may be seen from Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, no, or practically no magnetic material is arranged in the gap-sleeve where it extends outside of the stator bore. The coil-head leakage-flux which otherwise would establish itself as a considerable 4 but useless magnetic field with additional losses within the gap-sleeve is reduced to the' same Value which it usually has in normal motors of the 'standard type.

The front or end chambers I8 may be filled by g way of the opening I9 with an' insulating compound, parailin or the like in a liquid state and the insulationofA the conductors within the slots thereby is improved. Part of the chamber remains filled with air permitting expansion by g heat.

The motor is preferably made with semi-open slots in 'order to obtain cheaper winding. The gap-sleeve is to be inserted after winding or may be made onvthe motor itself. As the jointt ing parts are manufactured and tested by mechanical means the invention permits of the manufacture of very cheap and reliable motors for refrigerating plants and'of motors working submerged in a liquid and for similar purposes. c

What I claim is:-

l. An electric motor comprising a stator and its winding both enclosed Within a casing closed on all sides, the casing forming a hollow space for the rotor, a rotor of the induction or squirrel- 7 cage type, bearing means for the rotor and a gap-sleeve, the gap-sleeve being composed of a mixture of finely divided magneticmaterial and a binder.

2. An electric motor comprising a stator and 1 its winding both enclosed within a casing closed on all sides, the casing forming a hollow space for the rotor, a rotor of the induction or squirrelcage type, bearing means for the rotor -and a gap-sleeve, the gap-sleeve being composed of a mixture of nelydivided magnetic material and a binder, and wherein the percentage of the magnetic material of the gap-sleeve is greater opposite the teeth of the iron core whereas `this percentage is smaller in front of the slots.

3. An electric motor comprising' a stator and its winding both enclosed within a casing closed on all sides, the casing forming va hollow space for the rotor, a rotor of the induction or squirrel-cage type, 'bearing means for the rotor and a gap-sleeve, the gap-sleeve being composed of a mixture of finely divided magnetic material and a binder, and wherein the percentage of magnetic material of the gap-sleeve is varying over its length.

4.,Arr electric motor comprising a stator and its winding both enclosed within a casing closed on all sides, the casing forming a hollow space for the rotor, a rotor of the` induction or squirrelcage type, bearing means for the rotor and a gap-sleeve, the gap-sleeve being composed of a mixture of finely divided magnetic material and a binder, and wherein the percentage of magnetic-material of the gap-sleeve is greater opposite the teeth of the iron core whereas this percentage is smaller in front of the slots and is varying over the length of the gap-sleeve.

5. An electric motor comprising a stator and its winding both enclosed withina casing closed on all sides, the casing forming a hollow space for the rotor, a rotor of the induction or squirrelcage type, bearing means for the rotor and a gap-sleeve composed of a mixture of nely divided magnetic material and a binder, this gapsleeve being enlarged to form a flange covering the coil-heads at the one front-side of the iron core.

6. An electric motor comprising a stator and its winding both enclosed within a casing closed on all sides, the casing forming a hollow space for the rotor, a rotor of the induction or squirrel-cage type, bearing means for the rotor and a gap-sleeve composed of a mixture of finely divided magnetic material and a binder, this gap-sleeve being enlarged on both sides to form yielding ilanges covering the coil-heads on both front-sides of the iron core.

7. An electric motor comprising a stator and its winding both enclosed within a casing closed on all sides, the casing forming a hollow space for thev rotor, a rotor of the induction or squirrelcage type, bearing means for the rotor and a gapsleeve composed of amxture of finely divided magnetic material and a binder and wherein one front shield of the motor tted with bearing means is made integral with the gap-sleeve.

8. An electric motor according to claim 2, the gap-sleeve being enlarged to form a flange covering the coil heads at the one front side of the iron core.

9. Anelectric motor according to claim 2, the gap-sleeve being enlarged on both sides to form yielding ilanges covering the coil-heads on both front-sides of the iron core.

10. An electric motor according to claim 2, wherein one front shield of the motor being fitted with bearing means is made integral with the gapsleeve.

11. An electric motor according to claim 3, the gap-sleeve being enlarged to form a ilange covering the coil-heads at the one front-side of the iron core.

12. An electric motor according to1 claim 3, the gap-sleeve being enlarged on both sides to form yielding flanges covering' the coil-heads on both front-sides of the iron core.

13. An electric motor according to claim 3, wherein one front shield of the motortted with bearing means is made integral with the gapsleeve.

14. An electric motor according to claim 4, the gap-sleeve being enlarged to form a flange covering the coil-head at the one front-side of the iron u core.

15. An electric motor according to claim 4, the gap-sleeve being enlarged on both sides to form yielding flanges covering the coil-heads on both MICHAEL SURJANINOFF. 

